Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police have admitted that Ronald Ssebulime was murdered in cold blood. Ssebulime was on Sunday gunned down by police for allegedly trailing ICT State Minister Ida Erios Nantaba. On Wednesday, Fred Enanga, the Police spokesperson apologized and withdrew the police’s earlier statement which …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda police has arrested the policemen who shot a one Ronald Ssebulime for allegedly trailing Idah Nantaba, the Information Communication and Technology State Minister on Sunday. “Upon further scrutiny by a joint team of investigators from the Kampala, Metropolitan East Regiona and Homicide from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police at weekend raided shops selling reported stolen motorcycle spare parts in Katwe. The operation conducted on Saturday was led by the Divisional Police Commander Frantile Rwamusayi. It followed an intelligence report pinning a number of spare parts dealers operating in White Nile Zone, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have summoned Maj Gen Matayo Kyaligonza over the alleged assault of a traffic officer on duty. The summons sent to Kyaligonza through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs given his diplomatic status as Uganda’s Ambassador to Burundi, require him to appear at the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has issued criminal summons to socialite Shanita Namuyimba alias Bad Black for allegedly abusing president Yoweri Museveni on social media. The summon, which is signed by Joseph Obwona, the Deputy Director Criminal Investigations Joseph Obwona requires Bad Black to appear before the criminal …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have blocked the highly anticipated Democratic Party-DP reunion meeting at Jinja rugby grounds. Heavily armed police officers backed with armored vehicles deployed at the rugby grounds by 7:00 am this morning to stop DP officials for erecting tents and a public address system …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Fort Portal have arrested two nurses found in possession of suspected stolen drugs. Vincent Mujanama, a comprehensive nurse from Ntoroko district and Pidson Bwambale, an enrolled nurse from Kibaale district, were arrested at Kalita Bus Park in Fort Portal with a box full …
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Abuja, Nigeria | AFP | Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday he had ordered the police and military to be “ruthless” with vote-riggers, as preparations were made for rescheduled elections. Presidential and parliamentary elections were put off just over five hours before polls were due to open on Saturday, causing widespread anger. New polls have …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested Allan Ssewanyana, the MP Makindye West. Ssewanyana was planning to close Kiruddu Hospital over the poor sewage management. Ssewanyana who was armed with a chain ready to close the facility was however stopped by the police who arrested him and drove him …
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Kampala expels boss of MTN’s Uganda arm, citing ‘national security’ Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Compromising national security has been cited as one of the reasons Kampala has deported the Belgian CEO of the Ugandan branch of MTN Wim Vanhelleputte. It is the fourth such expulsion targeting the South African telecoms …
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